[s-cars] GT2871 installation

[Theodore Chen]

mark,

did you get yours from TEC (as dave dawson did)?

-teddy

--- Mark Strangways <StrangConst at rogers.com> wrote:

> mine lined up spot on.
> If it's a KKK exhaust housing, then you should not have any issues what so 
> ever.
> 
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Theodore Chen" <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 5:23 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] GT2871 installation
> 
> 
> > i'm installing a GT2871 hybrid in my car.  it has not been a plug-and-play
> > project.  i'll summarize later, but right now i have a problem and would
> > like to see if other people with GT2871 or GT3071 (or other garrett 
> > hybrids)
> > have run into this.
> >
> > i am replacing a stock turbo.  the GT2871 is now bolted to the stock
> > downpipe and RS2 exhaust manifold.  when i place the wastegate and 
> > corrugated
> > flex pipe on the exhaust manifold, the other end is about a half inch away
> > from the corresponding flange on the downpipe.  it is also misaligned 
> > (side
> > to side) by a half inch.  i have tried to force them to line up, without
> > success.  the bellows doesn't seem to have enough compliance.  i've been
> > advised to use longer bolts and force the flanges to line up.  i'm not 
> > sure
> > if i can do this without damaging the flex pipe.
> >
> > has anybody dealt with this issue?  i measured between the centerline of
> > the turbo-exhaust manifold flange and the face of the turbo-downpipe 
> > flange.
> > on the stock turbo, it's about 1.1".  on the GT2871, it's about 1.5-1.6".
> > that extra half inch causes the downpipe to sit further back, and that's
> > about the size of the gap i'm seeing at the flex pipe to downpipe 
> > connection.
> >
> > a lister told me that he's installed a number of garrett hybrids, and
> > they've always lined up with the wastegate and flex pipe.
> >
> > -teddy
> >
> >
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